Lung cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with primary lung cancer as pathological (cytology or / and histology) examination. 2) Cases suspected of meningeal carcinomatosis as an image or symptom, requiring cerebrospinal fluid examination. 3) Adult cases of ages 20 and older sufficient to be able to confirm that agreement was made based on own judgment which has cognitive ability which can fully understand the contents and properties of this research
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Case in which lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid sampling can not be performed due to some reason (insufficient examination position, danger of cerebral hernia due to puncture, etc.)). 2) Cases judged by the attending doctor that there is a problem with the ability to consent or to understand the study plan. 3) Cases with unstable mental disorders. 4) Other cases that the attending doctor judged inappropriate, in this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Detection of biomarkers involved in affinity of tumor cells to the central nervous system. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Detection of factors involved in resistant to the anti-cancer agents of central nervous system metastasis. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Gunma University Hospital Division of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Integrative Center Of Internal Medicine